Pupils evacuated in chemical scare

11:05am Thursday 8th May 2008

OXFORDSHIRE Fire and Rescue Service were called to a report of a chemical spillage at Chipping Norton Leisure Centre today.

Mobile phone snatched

9:56am Thursday 8th May 2008

POLICE today appealed for witnesses after a mobile phone was snatched from a man in Carterton.

	Reservoir 'absolutely essential'
	8:39am Thu 8 May 08
	OXFORDSHIRE will start to run dry in six years unless moves are made towards building a £1bn reservoir near Abingdon, Thames Water warned.
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	Restaurant plan for church hall
	6:57am Thu 8 May 08
	A CRUMBLING church hall in East Oxford could soon find a new lease of life as a restaurant.

	Cameron recalls ‘biblical floods’
	9:41am Thu 8 May 08
	TORY leader David Cameron said he would never forget the "biblical scenes" of homes and cars being flooded in his west Oxfordshire constituency.

	Festival aids skatepark plan
	6:12am Thu 8 May 08
	A NEW festival is to help raise funds to keep a place for Oxford skateboarders and BMXers to practise their sports.

	'Do not lease our tennis courts'
	6:08am Thu 8 May 08
	THE only remaining public tennis courts in North Oxford should not be leased out to a private company, say some local residents.

	Election looms as Lib Dem quits
	5:59am Thu 8 May 08
	ELECTIONS are like buses. You wait two years for one to come along - and then two appear in a short space of time.
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Corpse 'left in flat for days'

6:16am Thursday 8th May 2008

A TENANT on an estate was found dead in his council flat ten days after a neighbour said he raised the alarm with Oxford City Council's housing department.

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Girl, 15, bailed over abduction claim

6:34am Thursday 8th May 2008

A TEENAGE girl arrested by police in connection with a reported abduction by a gang of men has been re-bailed.

	Popular pub rises from ashes
	6:20pm Wed 7 May 08
	WORK is progressing fast on the rebuilding of one of Oxford's most popular pubs - a year on from a devastating fire.

Man faces jail for knife raid

9:12pm Wednesday 7th May 2008

A WOULD-BE robber held a shop assistant at knife-point before fleeing empty-handed, a court heard today.

	Mosquito devices could be silenced
	5:54pm Wed 7 May 08
	MOSQUITO devices designed to tackle antisocial behaviour could be switched off after concerns by police.
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	Murder inquiry: woman released
	5:51pm Wed 7 May 08
	A 21-year-old woman arrested in connection with the death of a doorman outside a pub has been released without charge.

Man found guilty of party assault

5:35pm Wednesday 7th May 2008

A MAN who put a father-of-one into a permanent coma after punching him at a party has been found guilty of GBH and will be jailed for a "substantial" amount of time.

Warning issued to women

3:03pm Wednesday 7th May 2008

POLICE today warned people in East Oxford that a number of women have been approached by a man late at night.

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Man rescued from building site

2:15pm Wednesday 7th May 2008

A MAN was rescued from a building site today after injuring his back.

	BlackBerry plan to improve policing
	6:57am Wed 7 May 08
	BLACKBERRYS are the latest gadget being given to police officers in Oxfordshire in a bid to get them out of the station and back on to the beat.
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Deer crash causes A34 delays

8:49am Wednesday 7th May 2008

DRIVERS were delayed on the A34 today after a car hit a deer near Abingdon.

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	Plan unveiled to beat water shortages
	8:40am Wed 7 May 08
	MEASURES to increase the use of water meters, cut leaks and improve water efficiency have been unveiled as part of plans by Thames Water to prevent severe shortages in the future.
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